# Durai Chandrasekaran

Durai Chandrasekaran is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected four times to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruvaiyaru constituency in the 1989, 1996, 2006 and 2016 elections. He lost the seat to P. Kaliyaperumal of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the 1991 election and to K. Ayyaru Vandayar of the same party in 2001.
He is Thanjavur Central DMK District secretary.

## Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | 103,210 | 49.09% | −0.19 |
| | BJP | S. Venkatesan | 49,560 | 23.57% | New |
| | AMMK | V. Karthikeyan | 37,469 | 17.82% | New |
| | NTK | D. Senthilnathan | 15,820 | 7.52% | +6.63 |
| | PT | G. Uthirapathi | 1,215 | 0.58% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,180 | 0.56% | −0.42 |
| | Independent | P. S. Thirumaran | 1,093 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 53,650 | 25.52% | 18.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 210,250 | 78.35% | −3.49% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 539 | 0.26% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 268,353 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -0.19% | |
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | 100,043 | 49.27% | +5.63 |
| | AIADMK | M. G. M. Subramanian | 85,700 | 42.21% | −8.9 |
| | CPI(M) | V. Jeevakumar | 8,604 | 4.24% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,987 | 0.98% | New |
| | NTK | K. R. Shanmugham | 1,806 | 0.89% | New |
| | PMK | R. Kanakaraj | 1,571 | 0.77% | New |
| | TMMK | T. Kamaraj | 1,161 | 0.57% | New |
| | IJK | S. Simiyon Xavier Raj | 1,072 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,343 | 7.06% | −0.40% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203,030 | 81.84% | −1.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 248,086 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -1.84% | |
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | 52,723 | 45.89% | +6.59 |
| | AIADMK | Durai. Govindarajan | 52,357 | 45.57% | −9.18 |
| | DMDK | N. Mahendran | 6,420 | 5.59% | New |
| | BJP | C. Kumaravelu | 1,246 | 1.08% | New |
| | BSP | T. Suresh | 868 | 0.76% | New |
| | Independent | K. Rajesh | 688 | 0.60% | New |
| | Independent | A. Mathiazhagan | 596 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 366 | 0.32% | −15.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,898 | 76.62% | 11.80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 149,967 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -8.86% | |
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Ayyaru Vandayar | 55,579 | 54.75% | +24.92 |
| | DMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | 39,890 | 39.29% | −17.02 |
| | MDMK | R. Madhiyazhagan | 3,420 | 3.37% | New |
| | Independent | U. Vijayan | 1,491 | 1.47% | New |
| | Independent | M. Chandrasekaran | 636 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,689 | 15.45% | −11.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,519 | 64.81% | −8.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 156,668 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -1.57% | |
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | 57,429 | 56.32% | +17.76 |
| | AIADMK | M. Subramanian | 30,418 | 29.83% | −29.85 |
| | CPI(M) | V. Jeevakumar | 9,489 | 9.31% | New |
| | Independent | J. Vasuki Jayaraman | 2,551 | 2.50% | New |
| | BJP | J. Sivakumar | 826 | 0.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,011 | 26.49% | 5.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,974 | 73.50% | 5.18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 145,062 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -3.36% | |
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Kalaiperumal | 57,648 | 59.68% | +45.77 |
| | DMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | 37,249 | 38.56% | +0.28 |
| | PMK | A. R. Govindasamy | 1,037 | 1.07% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,399 | 21.12% | 10.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,598 | 68.32% | −8.67% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 145,334 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 21.40% | |
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | 36,981 | 38.28% | New |
| | Independent | Sivaji Ganesan | 26,338 | 27.26% | New |
| | INC | P. Arumugahonnamundar | 14,346 | 14.85% | New |
| | AIADMK | Ko. Maruthaiyan Azhi | 13,435 | 13.91% | −41.84 |
| | Independent | M. Solomon Raj | 2,457 | 2.54% | New |
| | Independent | Pazhanimanickam Ka | 1,536 | 1.59% | New |
| | Independent | Ramaiyan Muthu | 509 | 0.53% | New |
| | Independent | P. Maradhaiyan | 497 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,643 | 11.02% | −4.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,617 | 76.99% | −1.38% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 127,844 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -17.47% | |